Chris Williams spent 31 years in prison -- 25 on death row -- for four murders he didn't commit.Chris Williams, who was released from prison in February after spending 25 years on death row, filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the city of Philadelphia, former city prosecutors and several Philadelphia Police Department detectives,"seeking justice for over 30 years he spent as an innocent man on death row," according to the lawsuit filing.
Williams' attorney, Ben Crump, spoke to reporters Wednesday outside of Philadelphia Municipal Court, saying, “We have to be honest enough to say that we have to improve our system, America. We must be better than what happened to Chris Williams.” Williams is the 167th person exonerated from death row in the United States since 1973 and the seventh in Pennsylvania.Christopher Williams, who was exonerated after being on Death Row for 25 years, is seen in an undated handout photo.
I'm not saying that anyone did anything wrong but if it is found that a prosecutor or policeman or anyone covered up evidence or did anything illegal but if they did I believe that they should face the same punishment is that not premeditated murder?
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